Introducing FIPNA’s Countdown to a New Mayor

Mayor Bloomberg has championed the cause of development about all else– above community integrity, above living wage jobs, above affordability for low and middle income New Yorkers, and above quality of life issues including the sanctity of parkland and historic preservation. Bloomberg has stacked the deck in favor of developers, put their profits above all else, and made it very difficult for communities to protect their viability by asking the important questions: Does this fit the community? Does it bring something the community needs, or only something developers think they can profit from? Is it actually affordable? What is the long-term impact? In the Bloomberg administration, all of that is secondary to encouraging large-scale development, come what may. He has created a war zone in the outer boroughs, where the vast majority of New Yorkers live and try to put down roots.

In that context, we launch our COUNTDOWN TO A NEW MAYOR .

Take this opportunity to add FIPNA.ORGto your feed and join us in counting the days to a new Administration that understands the value of strong, viable communities. Follow FIPNA’s new, more active blog as our experienced activists take matters into their own hands and analyze the issues that matter to all of us who care about our neighborhoods: housing, development, preservation, parkland and economic justice.

• Why are we subsidizing developments that don’t make sense and aren’t affordable?